Sanna Marin fights to keep her job in Finland's national election.

Finland's left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin faces a tough re-election bid in a closely contested parliamentary election amid voter concern over the future of generous public services at a time of economic downturn. No party is seen as holding a decisive lead, and the election is likely to be followed by lengthy coalition talks. Marin's Social Democrats, the biggest party in the outgoing coalition government, are in a dead heat with the rightist National Coalition Party and the nationalist Finns Party. The next government will see the early days of Finland's membership of NATO.